West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-01

STOCK OF goods from the old stand in
the bank building to his elegant new
store opposite Voltz's. This room
has just been completed, and is the
largest, best equipped and most at.
tractive business stand in town. Mr..
j. is one of our leading merchants,
commanding q large and increasing
trade. He certainly deserves credit
for his energy and enterprise.
Some unknown person broke into
the Office of Master OF Road J. A..
Hunter and stole a number OF
blank passes. A short time after, q
jew got on the train at Grafton and
presented one of the stolen passes.
DC was arrested at Clarksburg and
brought back to Grafton. lie says,
and is apparently honest about it
too, that he purchased the pass OF a
ncwsboy, Mr. Hunters signature be.
ing already forged. The newsboy has
not yet been found.
'Lish' Brown met with an accident
while driving from Kingwood to the
camp-ground, last Sunday. Near the
turn of the road at the Burnt House.
part OF the harness became loose,
frightening tile horse whi,h became
unmanageable, upsetting the buggy
and throwing Mr. Brown out. The
horse ran rs far as the camp ground
when it was caught, The horse was
badly used up-the buggy completely
demolished. Sir. Brown sustained
some injury to his shoulder but was
not seriously hurt.
The Weston Democrat says 1:
uncle Levi Fishers buggy attracted
a lar crowd on Main street Wcdnes-
day. A horned pig was the curious
object that met Democrat reporters
astonished gaze, as he ventured up to
the buggy and poeped into small
box, anxious to learn the cause of
the excitement, 1t was q genuine
live pig, with gristley horn about
an inch long projecting above its
snout, making it look like young
rhinocerous The pig is healthy and
fat, and Mr., Fisher proposes to take
the little porker to his farm and raise
it,"
Last Friday morning about Il
o'clock our town was aroused by the
old, ever exciting cry of gre" The
people as usual, turned out to fight
the destructive element. 1t was soon
discovered that the fire was in the
house Of w. III. Mencar, in the west
end, now occupied by Roy G.. Stone.
The fire had not gained much head
way when discovered, and was soon
subducd. Court was in session in the
upper room Of the Court house and
l75 teachers were in the room down
stairs. When the alarm was given
the court house was cleared in an in.
crcdibly short time. Indeed IL is
said some ofthc institute ladies went
out at the windows The damage by
the fire was small
Prof Fleming lea King7o2d last
Thursday evening for his home in
Grafton. His departure was entirely
unexpected. The Professor, while
here, made many friends-in fact nc
has, by his kind, courteous ways, en-.
dcared himself to not only those who
attended the Normal School here this
summer but all with whom he came
in contact. As mark of apprecia-
ion, the members Of the institute
purchased r handsome copy Of Par
adise Lost illustrated by Dore and
presented it TO him. 1t was q com
mon expression Of both the citizens
Of Kingwood and those attending In.
stitute after he left, Now that Prof
Fleming is gone, the institute will
not be worth cent. We hope the
Professor wi teach in Kingwood
next summer again.
The County Clerk has been fur.
nished with the books, provided for
by the Law regulating the practice Of
medicine in this State, for the proper
registering ofphysicians and accouch
eurs All practitioners are required
TO call in person and register their
own names, together with their school
Of practice Blanks for The returning
Of births and deaths will be distribu-
ted as soon as they can be had. and